Cult of Mac Magazine: Apple’s ‘idea factory,’ best iOS games of 2015 and more

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Sneak peeks, setup guides, best of, and more.
Sneak peeks, setup guides, best of, and more.
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so we’ve decided to unleash our weekly magazine stuffed full of great Apple news, reviews, and how-tos for your yuletide pleasure.

This week, we’ve got a peek inside Apple’s super-secret Industrial Design team, the ten best iOS games from this past year, a plethora of setup guides for all your shiny Apple gear, and a look at some of the year’s most dedicated iFans.

Here’s the rundown this week.

How Apple’s super-secret Industrial Design team really works

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Here’s a rare look inside Apple’s idea factory: the Industrial Design studio run by Jony Ive. An extended excerpt from Leander’s book, Jony Ive: The Genius Behind Apple’s Greatest Products. Plus: 10 things we learned from 60 Minutes’ long look at Apple

Read more in Cult of Mac Magazine.

The 10 best iOS games of 2015

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It’s an age of abundance in the iOS gaming world. These are the mobile games we played and loved this year (not just the blockbusters everyone already knows).

Read more in Cult of Mac Magazine.

How to set up your new Mac like a pro

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‘Tis the season for gift-giving, and one of the hottest gifts around is a new MacBook or iMac. These tips and tricks will let you get up and running the fast, smart way. Plus: How to set up your iPad the right way.

Read more in Cult of Mac Magazine.

This year’s most dedicated iFans

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Apple fans are some of the most dedicated in all of tech (some might even call them a cult), but a few enterprising and/or desperate people really outdid themselves in 2015. Not that we can blame them.

Read more in Cult of Mac Magazine.

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